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The family justice system in England and Wales has undergone
radical change over the past 20 years. A significant part of this
shifting landscape has been an increasing emphasis on settling
private family disputes out of court, which has been embraced by
policy-makers, judges and practitioners alike and is promoted as an
unqualified good. Mapping Paths to Family Justice: Resolving Family
Disputes in Neoliberal Times examines the experiences of people
taking part in out-of-court family dispute resolution in England
and Wales. It addresses questions such as how participants'
experiences match up to the ideal; how recent changes to the legal
system have affected people's ability to access out-of-court
dispute resolution; and what kind of outcomes are achieved in
family dispute resolution. This book is the first study
systematically to compare different forms of family dispute
resolution. It explores people's experiences of solicitor
negotiations, mediation and collaborative law empirically by
analyzing findings from a nationally representative survey,
individual in-depth interviews with parties and practitioners, and
recorded family dispute resolution processes. It considers these in
the context of ongoing neoliberal reforms to the family justice
system, drawing out conclusions and implications for policy and
practice.
ePDF and ePUB available Open Access under CC-BY-NC-ND licence.
Recent legislative changes in England and Wales have eroded
children’s ability to exercise their article 12 UNCRC rights to
information, consultation and representation when parents separate.
However, children’s voices may be heard through child-inclusive
mediation (CIM). Considered from a children’s rights perspective,
this book provides a critical socio-legal account of CIM practice.
It draws on in-depth interviews with relationship professionals,
mediators, parents and children, to consider the experiences, risks
and benefits of CIM. It investigates obstacles to greater uptake of
CIM and its role in improving children’s wellbeing and agency.
Exploring the culture and practice changes necessary for a more
routine application of CIM, the book demonstrates how
reconceptualising CIM through a children’s rights framework could
help to address barriers and improve outcomes for children.
In 1940, when the Red-Headed Kid is born, sex is a subject that
never comes up. Men who openly want sex are perverts. Woman who
like sex are whores and homosexuals are social pariahs. But,
beneath the surface, things aren't what they seem. Kinsey is asking
questions that have never before been asked, and, as the fifties
commence, the subject begins to come out of the closet. No one is
supposed to DO it yet, but at least the world is beginning to
openly admit that it exists. Then, the sixties storm in. Margaret
Sanger legitimizes birth control, which frees women of the threat
of unwanted pregnancy, and all hell breaks loose. Over the course
of seventy years, the Kid experiences every minute of the sexual
revolution. From the 1940s, when sex is never mentioned, to "no sex
at all" in the 1950s, to "sex around the clock" in the sixties and
seventies, to "no sex" again when AIDS suddenly appears, and then
on to "endlessly dangerous sex" far too soon after that. In spite
of the book's overall sexual content, PART ONE of THE RED-HEADED
KID is not overtly sexual. It is the gentle story of a small boy
growing up in a warm family, a reminiscence of the forties and
early fifties. It chronicles the rise of the baby boomers, their
schools, their pets, their joys, and their problems. It discusses
parental relationships and the social norms that inform and shape
the attitudes of a generation that is taught never to grow old. It
is NOT specifically sexual, other than in the way we all experience
sexual thoughts as we come of age. Only the last chapter,
SPERMARCH, deals directly with the subject of sexual awakening, a
prelude to the evolution of our hero as he moves through the
fascinating years during which men and women can experience sex
without fear. It is a time of absolute freedom, the like of which
may never be seen again. PART ONE of THE RED-HEADED KID is
available on the Kindle from Amazon Books. PART TWO is scheduled
for publication in the late winter of 2014.
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